Sabine Baring-Gould - Onward Christian Soldiers

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Onward, Christian sol - diers,
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Marching as   to   war,
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With the cross of Je  -  sus
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Going  on   be - fore:
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Christ the ro - yal Master
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Leads against the foe;
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Forward in - to  bat  -  tle,
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See, his  ban - ners go.


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On - ward, Christ - ian    sol       -     diers,
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March - ing   as    to   war,
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With the cross    of     Jesus
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Go - ing  on  before.


[Verse]
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At the sign of   tri  -  umph
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Satan's host doth flee;
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On then, Christian sol  -  diers,
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On to vic - to - ry:
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Hell's found - a - tions quiver
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At the shout of praise;
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Brothers, lift your voi  -  ces,
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Loud your  anthems raise.


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Eb   Eb/Bb  Eb      Eb/Bb  Bb7sus/F Bb7sus Bbsus7/F Bbsus
On - ward, Christ - ian    sol       -     diers,
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March - ing   as    to   war,
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With the cross    of     Jesus
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Go - ing  on  before.


[Verse]
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Like a might - y  ar  -  my
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Moves the church of   God;
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Brothers, we are tread  -  ing
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Where the saints have trod;
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We are  not di - vid - ed,
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All one  bo - dy  we,
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One in  hope and doc  -  trine,
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One  in  cha - ri - ty.


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On - ward, Christ - ian    sol       -     diers,
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March - ing   as    to   war,
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With the cross    of     Jesus
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Go - ing  on  before.


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Crowns and thrones may  pe  -  rish,
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Kingdoms rise and wane,
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But the church of Je   -   sus
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Constant will re - main;
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Gates of hell can never
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'Gainst that church prevail;
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We have Christ's own  pro  -  mise
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And that cannot fail.


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On - ward, Christ - ian    sol       -     diers,
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March - ing   as    to   war,
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With the cross    of     Jesus
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Go - ing  on  before.


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Onward, then, ye  peo  -  ple,
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Join our hap - py  throng,
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Blend with ours your voi  -  ces
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In the tri - umph song;
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Glory, laud, and honor
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Unto Christ the King;
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This through countless a  -  ges
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Men and angels sing.


[Refrain]
Eb   Eb/Bb  Eb      Eb/Bb  Bb7sus/F Bb7sus Bbsus7/F Bbsus
On - ward, Christ - ian    sol       -     diers,
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March - ing   as    to   war,
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With the cross    of     Jesus
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Go - ing  on  before.

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AMEN